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What If You’re Writing Novellas? Now What?

Jane Friedman

Todays post is by author Tara Deal , whose novella Life/Insurance is out now. A novella is perfect, perched between prose and poetry, allowing the reader (not to mention the writer) plenty of space and time to think about things. I like to write in discrete blocks of text. Pretend youve written a novella. And it wasnt easy.

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What Is Prose? Definition, Meaning, and Examples

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If you’re familiar with prose , you’ve probably heard it defined as “not poetry.” There are many types of prose; for example, prose fiction is writing that contains elements like character, setting, and theme. More broadly, prose is any writing that adheres to standard sentence and grammatical structure.

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What Is an Epithet? Definition and Examples

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For writers wanting to spice up the descriptive quality of their prose, epithets can enrich literary works by adding imagery and layers of meaning. They can contribute to the overall effectiveness of the text, engaging readers more deeply by creating significant and long-lasting characterizations. The post What Is an Epithet?

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Greeting Card Writing Jobs: 7 Companies That Pay Freelancers

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What they’re looking for: According to their submission guidelines, the company is looking for 50-300-word works of “contemporary prose or poetry…that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.”

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A Guide to Paraphrasing Poetry, With Examples

Grammarly

Poetry is deceptively complex for typically consisting of such short texts. There are two ways to paraphrase a poem: Describe the poem in detail using prose or nonpoetic text to give readers a sense of what the original is like. No, you can paraphrase a poem in prose writing, without worrying about lines, rhyming, or stanzas.

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20+ Blog Post Examples to Inspire (& Kickstart) Your Creativity

Smart Blogger

What you need are some blog post examples to get your creative juices flowing. To this end, we have scoured the internet to find 20+ successful blog posts in 10 popular niches. These blog posts not only cover a topic of interest to their target audience but also have features that can be used in any niche.

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How to Write a Nonfiction Book Chapter Without Tears

Jane Friedman

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). You can just flesh out the fat outline into text and you’ll have written a draft of a chapter.

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